Total Mortgage Our Story

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our story

In 1997, loan officer John Walsh started a mortgage company. It came as the result of years in the industry; he had the experience, the know-how, and a briefcase full of big ideas – so it was a natural choice to get started.

Over the next decade, his company grew from a tiny three-person shop to a national lender. And when the housing crisis leveled the mortgage industry in 2007, Total Mortgage was one of the few lenders to stay intact. We owe that to a single choice John had made years earlier...

Other lenders were making a fortune by putting borrowers in homes they would never be able to pay for, signing off on the very deals that led to the recession. We only offered the loans that we knew our borrowers could afford.

No matter how large we grow, we’ll never forget how that decision saved both us and our borrowers. And in our post-recession success, we’ve become the kind of lender that can really do it all. We’re proud to provide homebuyers with the service and integrity of a hometown bank while also offering all the same benefits as the big guys. That’s our mission – to provide local lending expertise at the national level.

Our Reputation

our reputation

It feels a little weird to brag about ourselves. Instead, we’ll let some complete strangers take this one.

In 2016, Hearst Media Group named us one of the Top Workplaces in Connecticut, and over the last 7 years, Inc. Magazine has singled us out as one of the fastest growing US companies 4 times.

Most importantly, we’ve also gotten the thumbs up from our customers. We’re a 5 star lender on Zillow with over 300 reviews, and we have an 5 star review on Google.

You know the secret to our effectiveness? Whether we’re working hard on your loan or kicking back after hours in the company game room, we’re always on the same team.

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What our clients say

Amazing experience, would go through total mortgage again in the future!

Kaetlyn Q.

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What our clients say

Amazing customer service for such a complicated process. Jason is an amazing human being. The vey best, Highly recommend Jason Girardin and the entire Total Mortgage team

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What our clients say

Felix and the team at Total Mortgage were great to work with. They kept us updated throughout the process and were always available when we had questions. We would absolutely recommend them to anyone in need of their services!

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What our clients say

Dominic is very professional and patient. He answered every single question I had clearly and guided me through the entire process. He is also very efficient on the work and helped us successfully close the house as we have a tight time schedule. Highly recommend!

Ariane L.

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What our clients say

First and foremost I would like to thank God and Denise Panza for everything that was accomplished throughout this process. Denise went out of her way and I am very grateful and thankful for everything that Denise has done throughout this journey of purchasing a home. She kept on pushing and encouraging me to continue even through points I was ready to give up. I am very grateful she kept pushing me or else none of this would have been able to be possible. I would also like to give a big thank you to Jessica Matthews as well for all of her hard work as well. Without you guys none of this would be able to be possible. If I was able to give more stars I would! I highly recommend! Thank you very much. Carlos Espinal.

Carlos E.

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What our clients say

Amazing customer service for such a complicated process. Jason is an amazing human being. The vey best,

Kenneth V.

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What our clients say

Very responsive and in accordance timely manner. Denise & her team are great!

Heidi B.

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What our clients say

Patience , honesty and perseverance best describes Domenic and his amazing team!

Amy W.

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What our clients say

Went way above and beyond to help Such a great experience

Robert M.

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What our clients say

Matt was such a pleasure to work with and made this entire process so easy and seamless. We cant thank him enough!

Kailey M.

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